🪶Indigenous / Native American
Bowman's Root
Porteranthus trifoliatus
About Bowman's Root
Bowman's Root (Porteranthus trifoliatus) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Fever, Digestive Issues, and Liver Support. The root is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Gillenia trifoliata (common names Bowman's root and Indian physic) is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family, native to eastern North America from Ontario to Georgia. It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, with 3-palmate leaves and pale pink flowers with narrow petals and reddish calyces above red coloured stems in spring and summer.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root · internal